Mesmerized (My Letter to George) (Shocked)

Mesmerized (My Letter to George) (Shocked) (1986)

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This psychodrama is set in New Zealand during the 1880s and is based on the true story of an orphaned 18-year-old who marries a cruel, much-older man. He constantly abuses her and keeps her under his thumb until she snaps and using hypnotism, kills him. Later she is tried in court. ~ Sandra Brennan,… More

PG, 1 hr. 37 min.
Directed By
Michael Laughlin
Genres
Drama, Horror, Mystery & Suspense
In Theaters
Dec 31, 1986 Wide
On DVD
Feb 26, 1998
Lionsgate

Critic Reviews

  • Pablo Villaca, Cinema em Cena

    Laughlin é um diretor de assustadora incompetência, o que só piora um filme cujo roteiro já não prometia muita coisa. O resultado é uma produção que embaraça seu elenco e que poderia ter custado a carreira de Jodie Foster.

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  • Robert F


    Letter to Jodie Foster: Part II. Dear Jodie Foster. What the fuck was Mesmerized (aka My Letter to George, aka Shocked)? You had a perfect track record with me until today! That's ok. In the same way that I forgave Eliza Dushku for Soul Survivors, and Sarah Michelle Gellar for… More

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